US digital library brings culture, history online

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 month(s) ago

US digital library brings culture, history online

WASHINGTON, April 13 – A new "digital public library" set to launch this month aims to provide an alternative to Google for those looking for American cultural information online.

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Google seeks to close book in author copyright case

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Báo Dân Trí English 10 month(s) ago

Google seeks to close book in author copyright case

Google asked a US court Friday to put an end to a long-running lawsuit over the Internet giant's massive book-scanning project, saying the effort is "not a substitute" for books themselves.

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Google seeks to close book in author copyright case

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Báo Đầu Tư English 10 month(s) ago

Google seeks to close book in author copyright case

Google asked a US court Friday to put an end to a long-running lawsuit over the Internet giant's massive book-scanning project, saying the effort is "not a substitute" for books themselves.

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Kindle edges Nook, Sony in $99 e-reader race

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Báo Thanh Niên English 18 month(s) ago

Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle Fire has understandably dominated the e-reader buzz this holiday season. Not everyone, though, wants all the bells and whistles, or the bulk and expense, of a full-on color tablet. They just want an e-reader in order to, you know, read.

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Sony Reader WiFi review

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Sony Reader WiFi review

Sony's timing could have been better with the Reader WiFi PRS-T1. The device, which was unveiled back at IFA in late August, is set to launch within a fortnight.

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AT&T sponsors Kindle 3G price cut

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Báo Đầu Tư English 24 month(s) ago

AT&T sponsors Kindle 3G price cut

Online retail powerhouse Amazon on Wednesday began selling a cut-price version of its Kindle 3G electronic reader sponsored by US telecom carrier AT&T.

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Google eBooks reader to debut in US

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Báo Đầu Tư English 24 month(s) ago

Google eBooks reader to debut in US

The first electronic book reader designed to tap into Google's vast online library will debut in the United States on Sunday.

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Google to digitize 250,000 books from British Library archive

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VietnamNet English 24 month(s) ago

Google and the British Library announced Monday that the Internet search giant will digitize 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the library's collections, making up to 40 million pages from 1700 to 1870 available to the public online.

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Google begins books digitization in French library

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VietnamNet English 44 month(s) ago 1 related news

Google begins books digitization in French library

Patrick Bazin, director of the Municipal Library of Lyon, said Google is contracted to scan the books in the library within 10 years.

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Libraries ask for oversight of Google books product

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 44 month(s) ago

WASHINGTON - Three library associations have asked the Justice Department to oversee Google's plans to create a massive digital library to prevent an excessively high price for institutional subscriptions, the groups said on Thursday.

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Google wants to sell books to Kindle owners too

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 44 month(s) ago

WASHINGTON - Search giant Google, which is making forays into the book world, would happily sell books to readers who own Kindles or other e-readers, said Google Books engineering director Dan Clancy on Friday.

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Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo fight Google Books

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VietnamNet English 48 month(s) ago

Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo fight Google Books

Microsoft confirmed Friday that it had agreed to join a coalition opposing the Google deal. Amazon and Yahoo have also joined.

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